The Culture of Judicial Independence : Rule of Law and World Peace.

The Culture of Judicial Independence : Rule of Law and World Peace.

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Author / Creator:	Shetreet, Shimon.
Imprint:	Leiden : BRILL, 2014. ©2014
Description:	1 online resource (600 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Judicial independence. Peace. Rule of law. Judicial independence. Peace. Rule of law. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11237003

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ISBN:	9789004257818 9004257810 1322200033 9781322200033 9789004257801 9004257802
Notes:	Chapter Twenty Five Recent Developments in Judicial Elections in the United States and their Impact on Impartiality of Judges. Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	This volume offers an in depth analysis of current issues of culture of judicial independence in comparative perspective by senior academics, judges and practitioners across jurisdictions. It deals with central topics that stand high in the academic and public discourse on the role of judges in society and in the system of government, their constitutional position, and the relations between top domestic courts and international and supra-national courts.
Other form:	Print version: Shetreet, Shimon. Culture of Judicial Independence : Rule of Law and World Peace. Leiden : BRILL, ©2014 9789004257801
Standard no.:	10.1163/9789004257818.

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Summary:	The Culture of Judicial Independence: Rule of Law and World Peace , is the third book by Shimon Shetreet on Judicial Independence. The first was Judicial Independence: The Contemporary Debate (edited by Shimon Shetreet and Jules Deschênes, Nijhoff,1985). The second was The Culture of Judicial Independence: Conceptual Foundations and Practical Challenges (Edited by Shimon Shetreet and Christopher Forsyth, Nijhoff, 2012).<br> <br> This volume contains essays by senior academics, judges and practitioners across jurisdictions offering an analysis of several central issues relative to the culture of Judicial Independence. These include judicial review, human rights, democracy, the rule of law and world peace, constitutional position of top courts, relations between the judiciary and the other branches of government, impartiality and fairness of the judicial process, judicial ethics, dispute resolution in arbitral awards and international investments, international courts and cross country issues, judicial selection. The volume also offers an update report on the International Project of Judicial Independence of the International Association of Judicial Independence and World Peace, including the relations of top courts and international courts, administrative judges, culture of judicial independence and public inquiries by judges.<br> <br>
Item Description:	Chapter Twenty Five Recent Developments in Judicial Elections in the United States and their Impact on Impartiality of Judges.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (600 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9789004257818 9004257810 1322200033 9781322200033 9789004257801 9004257802